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New compound heterozygous mutation in the CYP17 gene in a 46,XY girl with 17 alpha-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase deficiency.
Hormone research - 1 Jan 2001
Katsumata N, Satoh M, Mikami A, Mikami S, Nagashima-Miyokawa A, Sato N, Yokoya S, Tanaka T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: 17alpha-Hydroxylase/17,20-lyase deficiency is caused by a defect of P450c17 which catalyzes both 17alpha-hydroxylase and 17,20-lyase reactions in adrenal glands and gonads. RESULTS: In the present study, we analyzed the CYP17 gene in a Japanese patient with 17alpha-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase deficiency. The patient was a phenotypic girl and referred to us for right-sided inguinal hernia at the age of 4...
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